Overview
- The Tony Blair Story is a three-part Channel 4 series directed by Michael Waldman, with episodes titled “Who Are You?”, “Iraq” and “The Loss of Power.”
- Reviewers say the film foregrounds the 2003 Iraq War, portrays Blair as unapologetic, and offers limited personal introspection, echoing his on-camera line that he is “not into psychoanalysis.”
- Assessments describe a respectful or soft portrayal, with a linear, archive-heavy format whose pacing feels perfunctory and whose Iraq section is lengthy yet judged insufficiently nuanced.
- The production secures extensive access to Blair, Cherie Blair and their children, features New Labour figures such as Alastair Campbell, Jonathan Powell and Peter Mandelson, and includes perspectives from Bill Clinton and Condoleezza Rice.
- Notable absences include Gordon Brown and George W Bush, and several critics contend the series underplays domestic reforms in favour of foreign policy, reinforcing long-running debates over Blair’s legacy.